John Ewbank
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John Ewbank (born 6 December 1968, Eastleigh, Hampshire) is a British-Dutch composer, lyricist and record producer.[1]
He wrote/produced a record number of eighteen #1 Dutch Top 40 hit singles, of which fourteen were for Marco Borsato, for whom he has been producing and writing since 1994. They sold over four million albums together in the Benelux. Other local artists include Ferry Corsten, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Van Velzen, Esmée Denters, Gordon Heuckeroth, Paul de Leeuw, Rob de Nijs, Nikki, Hero, Maud, and Tim Immers.
The first #1 in 1991 with Gordon, "Kon ik maar even bij je zijn" ("If I Could Only be With You"), a song which reached the #1 position for the second time in October 2009, when covered by Thomas Berge. In 1996, Ewbank composed the anthem for the opening of the Ajax Amsterdam Arena. His music is featured in Quentin Tarantino's True Romance. He composed scores for the films Superstition with Charlotte Rampling and for Floris. In 2002 Ewbank worked with Ferry Corsten on Corsten's latest production under his 'Gouryella' alias, "Ligaya". He also wrote and produced the #1 hit for the Dutch Idols winner Nikki in 2008 ("Hello World").
He is currently venturing out internationally, working on the musical version of Carmen under direction of Cirque de Soleil's Franco Dragone, scheduled for Madrid in 2009, and workshopped in La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, in June 2007.
In Amsterdam, he finished Borsato's seventh studio album, which included three #1 hits. He also musically directed the 'Symfonica in Rosso' spectacle in September featuring Lionel Richie, for which he wrote the duet "Face in the Crowd" for Richie and Trijntje Oosterhuis, which went to #3 in the charts. He is currently working as musical director on the Symfonica sequel with Diana Ross.
[edit] References
- ^ "John Ewbank vindt dat Joling Gouden Harp niet verdient" (in Dutch). NU.nl. March 5, 2010. http://www.nu.nl/muziek/2198779/john-ewbank-vindt-joling-gouden-harp-niet-verdient.html. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
